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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2016
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables) [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) |
|  |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Foreign currency translation loss: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Balance at beginning of period |  | $ | (514) |  | $ | (253)
| Translation adjustments |  |  | 12 |  |  | (138)
| Balance at end of period |  |  | (502) |  |  | (391)
Retirement plans adjustments: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Balance at beginning of period |  |  | 345 |  |  | 425
| Reclassifications from AOCI |  |  | (19) |  |  | (24)
| Balance at end of period |  |  | 326 |  |  | 401
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income at end of period |  | $ | (176) |  | $ | 10
Reclassification Out Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) |
|  |  |  | Amount Reclassified from AOCI |  | Affected Line Item in the Income Statement
|  |  |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  |
Amortization of retirement plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | prior service credits, before tax | $ | 30 |  | $ | 31 |  | Salaries and employee benefits
Income tax benefit |  |  | (11) |  |  | (7) |  | Provision for income taxes
AOCI reclassifications, net of tax |  | $ | 19 |  | $ | 24 |  | Net income

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